Golf-club carrier



H. GOURLEY GQLF CLUB CAJIER Filed Dec. 9. 1922 QU. lo m March 11, 1924 TToRNEYs.

Patented Mai-11, .1924.

UNITED STATES 1,486,655 PATENT OFFICE.

HARVEY ootmLEY, or 'CHELTENH'AM TOWNSHIP, MONTGOMERY COUNTY, PENN- SYLVANIA.

GOLF-CLUB CARRIER.

Application filed December 9, 1922'. Serial No. 605,784.

To all u., *1, 'it may concern: i

Be it ki -nvn that I HARVEY GOURLEY, a citizen of the United States, residing at nheltenham Townshi in the county of Mc tgomery, State o Pennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Golf-Club Carrier, of which the following is a specification.

My invention consists of a novel construction of a golf clubcarrier which is designed to furnish an eicient and convenient portable support for a complete set of golf clubs during a round of golf whereby the golfer is enabled to dispense with a, caddie and the encumbrance of a golf bag and readily to transport his clubs over the links Without fatigue While playing the gaine, my novel device comprising a light and durable frame mounted on wheels and adapted to support the golf clubs and retain the Same thereon while they are convenient of access for use as required.

My invention constitutes a great Aimy provement over the conventional method of carrying golf clubs in a golf bag, since it relieves the golfer of the wei ht of the bag and its contents, and enables ie player dur ing his progress over the golf links to transport his clubs to the desired points instead of carrying'theni.

In addition, I avoid the scraping, scratching and abrading of the clubs during the, progress of the ga'me which occurs when they are carried by hand, or in a golf bag on the'shoulder.

My invention further places the clubs -in the most convenient position 'for the player when he reaches for one for the purpose of making a shot or golf stroke, and the player 40 is further enabled readily to restore any club to its desired position upon the carrier after making the play or shot.

In `addition my novel device saves time. and effort of the player iu reaching for and replacing the desired club during the `progress of the game.

My invention further possesses advantages over. the conventional golf bag, since it saves wear and the soiling of a p layer`s clothing, due to carrying the golf bag on the shoulder.

To the above ends my invention consists (of a novel carrier for golf sticks embodying a wheeled frame, means thereon for supporting the golf shafts, means thereon for receiving the club heads, means for locking the golf sticks and preventing displacement thereof, and a support or post whereby the frame may be raised and placed at a desired angle, so as to lender the golf clubs easy and convenient of access.

It further consists of novel features of construction, all as willbe hereinafter fully Set forth. i

For the purpose of illustrating my invention, I have shown in the accompanying drawings a form thereof which is at. present preferred by me., since it will give in practice satisfactory and reliable results, although it is to be, understood that the various instrumentalities of which 'my invention consists can be variously arranged a-nd organized an'd that my invention is not limited t0 the precise arrangement and organization of these instrumcntalities as herein described and shown.

Figure 1 represents a perspcctiveyiew of a golf club carrier en'ilxidying my invention.

Figure 2 represents a longitudinal section of a portion thereof on line 22 Figure 1.

Figure 3 represents ou an enlarged scale a section on line, 3.3 Figure 1.

Similar numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts in the figures,

Referring to the drawings 1 designates my novel construction of a golf club carrier, the same comprising a light frame, composed of the front bolster or cross piece 2, which has the forward end 3 of the reach or bar 4 secured thereto by a suitable fastening device 5, the rear end of said reach being provided with a handle 0r portion 6,' whereby the carrier may be propelled or pushed or pulled over the golf links. On the sides of the bolster are the axles 7 for the wheclsS which are held or other suitable means.

10 designates a U-shaped bracket or bar preferably of metal comprising the front portion 11 and the ends 12,' which latter are secured to the ends of the bolster 2 by screws or other fastening devices 13, said bracket being set out from `the bolster, whereby a pocket 14 is formed between the said bracket and bolster for the reception of the. heads 15 ofthe golf clubs 16.

The reach is extended forwardly of the -thcieon in position bv washers and nuts 9 .bolster so as to abut the bracket to which it is secured as at 17, so that the bracket is effectively sustained at its central portion.

18 designates Aa cross bar yor locking device pivotally supported on the forward portion of t e'reach 4 by thebolt 19 which passes throu h said bar and reah and carries the spring 20 below the reach whose lower end contacts with the washer 21 carried by the bolt head 22, the upper end of said spring contacting with the underside of said reach 4, so that a proper tension is exerted at all times upon the cross bar, whereby the shafts of the golf clubs 16 are gently but irmly frictionally held in parallelism in the desired position.

23 designates a 'rear cross bar which is ixedlysecured to the handle bar 4 by means of a suitable fastening device 24, the outer ends of said cross bar having the upwardly extending stops 25 thereon forming guards,

-whereby the shafts of the golf clubs are prevented from sliding off laterally from said cross bar.

26 designates ears-fone of which is resilient, said ears depending from the reach 4 within which is pivotally mounted the upper end of the leg or prop 27, the latter having on .lts side an outwardly projecting stud '28 which is adapted to snap into an opening or recess in the adjacent portion of the resilient ear whereby the prop is retained in its upright position as is evident, the bolt 29 on the ears forming the pivotal support for said leg 27. l

The operation of my device is as follows The golfer'before the start for the 'first tee turns the locking bar 18 parallel with the reach 4 and places his clubs ou the carrier with the heads downward in the position seen in Figures 1 and 2, said heads .being positioned in the pocket 14 between the front bolster and the bracket fastened thereto. The shafts of the clubs rest on the bolster and cross bar respectively and the clubs are then locked in position by turn ing the device 10 into the position seen in Fi re 1.

hen the player desires to select a particular club for the desired shot, he turns the leg or`prop 27 from the position seen in dotted lines Figure 2 to the position seen in full lines in Figures 1 and 2, thereby upwardly inclining the frame and supporting' the -clubs at the proper height or angle frm the ground, Vso that they are convenient of access. Y

The locking bar 18 is then pulled slightly upwardly and rotated to a s'ufcient extent so 'that .the clubs-are uncontrolled byV said bar when theproper club may be selected and removed and the desired shot made, after which the club is replaced.

The player then pushes or pulls the carrier with the clubs'thereon towards the next `drivin iron, m1d1r0n,.mashie,' pgger, putter anc the niblick, and the like are somewhat shorter than the woodenclubs commonly employed, as the driver, brassie and baiy and the heads of the iron clubs tend 'to abrade the shafts of the wooden clubs-at points nearest their junction with their heads, thereby impairng the life of the wooden clubs.

By my novel device this condition cannot arise as all the clubs are retained at all times in parallelism and out of contact with cach other.

It will be apparent that my novel carrier enables the player during the progress over the golf links to transport ,his club with a minimum of fatigue and that the scraping, scratching and abrading of the clubs during the progress of the game, which occurs when the clubs are carried in the hand or in a bag over the shoulder of the player is entirely eliminated.

lt will further be apparent that my vnovel, device positionsthe clubs at all times in the most convenient position for the player, hen he selects and reaches for a club for the purpose of makingr a shot and any club can be immediately and readily restored in position in my novel carrier after making the desired shot.

My novel invention further saves the time and effort of the player. when he is caddying for himself.A in stooping down and picking up the clubs or the golf bag after every shot, since a minimum of stooping-is required in my novel device, which ui addition possesses marked advantages over the employment of a golf bag since it saves wear and soiling of the players clothingr due to the carrying of the golf bag on the It will now be apparent that I have devised-v a novel and useful golf club carrier which embodies the features of advantage enumerated as desirable in the statement of the invention and the above description, and While I have, in the present instance, shown and described a preferred embodiment thereof which will give 'in practice satisfactory and reliable results, 1t is to be understoodthat such embodiment is susceptible of modification in various particulars Without departing from the spirit .or scope of the invention 4or sacrificing any ol' its advantages.

Having thus described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. A olf club carrier, consisting of a y wheeled rame having at front a transversely extending support for the club shafts near theirheads, a transverse pocket in front of said support for the reception of the club heads, a rear transverse support for the club shafts near their handles, and a movable locking device carried by said frame for frictionally enga 'ng the club shafts to-secure them in fixe position on said frame.

2'. A carrier for golf clubs consisting of a wheeled frame having on the opposite end portion'a' bolster and cross bar adapted to support the shafts of the clubs thereon, a pocket on the front of the bolsteradapted t'o receive the heads of the clubs therein, said cross bar having on the terminals thereof upwardly projectmg guards, and a rotatable, springfpressed locking device on the rame engageable with said shafts adapted to retain the clubs throughout their lengths in position on the frame.

3. A carrier for golf clubs consisting of a wheeled frame adapted to support and carry the clubs thereon, a movable locking device onthe frame frictionally engageable with the club shafts to retain the latter in position on the frame, and a prop pendant from the frame adapted to support the frame opposite to the wheels and place said frame in upwardly inclined position.-

4. A carrier for golf clubs consisting of a wheeled frame adapted to support and-carry the clubs, a resilient ear pendant from said frame, and a prop pivotally mounted on said ear adapted to support said frame and to in cline it in upward direction, said prop having thereon a projection adapted-to be seated in said ear to lock the prop in its operative position.

5. A golf club carrier, comprising a wheeled frame, consisting of a bolster for supporting the head ends of the clubs, a pocket in front of the bolster for the reception of the golf club heads, and a reach extending from and supporting said bolster and a rotatable locking device mounted on said reach for frictionally engagingthe tops of said shafts to retain the clubs in position. 6. golf club carrier consisting of a wheeled frame having a bolster adapted to support the club shafts, a pocket on the frame in front of the bolster for the reception of the golf club heads, a reach extending rearwardly from said bolster, a cross bar opposite to said bolster carried' by said reach for supporting the club shafts, and a locking device on said reach adapted to frictionally engage the club shafts to retain the clubs in position.

7. A golf club carrier consisting of a wheeled vframe having a bolster adapted to support the head ends of the clubs, a pocket in front of said bolster for the reception of the golf club heads, a reach extending rearwardly from said bolster, across bar carried by said reach for supporting the handle ends of the club shafts, a locking device mounted on said reach for en aging the club shafts to retain them in position, and a' post on said reach adaptedto support the frame opposite to the wheel and to place said frame in upwardly inclined position.

8. A golf club carrier consisting of a -frame having a bolster, a pocket in front of the latter for the reception of the golf club heads, wheels o`n said bolster, a reach extending rearwardly from said bolster, a

cross bar carried by said reach for supporting the club shafts, and a frictional locking device pivotally mounted on said reach for engaging the club shafts to retain them in position, and a supporting prop pivotally mounted on said reach adapted to sup ort the frame opposite to the, wheels an 4to place said frame in an u yvardly inclined position, and means for loc ng said prop in operative position.

9.l A golf club carrier consisting wheeled frame having a front trans y pocket for the reception of golf club hbiid' a reach, a rear cross bar fixed upon Bei reach for su porting the club shafts, and rotatable loc ing device resilientl mounted on the front of said reach for engaging said club shafts.

10. A golf club carrier consisting of a Wheeled frame having a bolster, a reach mounted on the latter, a transverse pocket for the reception of golf club heads in front of said bolster, a rear cross bar fixed upon said reach for supporting the club shafts thereon, a rotatable locking devicefresiliently mounted on said reach for frictionally engaging said club shafts and a prop pivot-ally mounted on said reach .for sustaining said carrier in inclined position.

ll. A golf club carrier consisting of a wheeled frame, a reach on said frame a front transverse pocket for the reception of golf club heads, and a rear handle, a rear cross bar fixed on said reach for supporting the club shafts, upright terminal'stops on said cross bar, a front locking bar resiliently mounted on said reach for frictionally enictionally gaging said shafts, and a prop'pivotally supported on said reach adapted to retain A the carrier in inclined position from its lmnbar resiliently mounted on said reach. for frictionully engaginlgr said shafts, u prop pivotally supported upon said reach for re- `taining the carrier inelevated position and means for locking said prop in its operative position. i

HARVEY GOURLEY.

` Witnesses:

'Jol-1N A. WIEDEBSHEIM, N. BUss'INGE-R. 

